Does a defendant have the right to conduct his own research at government expense?

The sixth amendment right to self-representation does not include the right to conduct one's own research at government expense. United States v. Wilson, 690 F.2d 1267, 1271 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 867 (1983). Nor does that right imply further rights to materials, facilities, or investigative or educational resources that might aid self-representation. See id. A criminal defendant who exercises his right to reject counsel necessarily relinquishes many of the benefits associated with representation by counsel. Id.